Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Free Entry Writing Competitions

Free Entry Writing Competition for 2013  - 2014

October 2013

Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize
Fiction and non-fiction interpretations 1,000 - 1,500 words.
You must be between the ages of 18-25 to enter.
Prizes: £750, £500
Closing date: 31 October
www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org

The Eric Gregory Trust Fund Awards
30 poems by a UK author under the age of 30 on March 2014
Prize: a share of up to £24,000
Closing date: 31 Oct annually
www.societyofauthors.org

Playing Bingo Poetry Competition
Bingo themed poetry
Prizes: £150, £100, £50 and web publication 
Closing date: 31 October
www.playingbingo.co.uk

Tom Gallon Trust Awards
Short stories 5,000 words (authors must have least one story accepted for publication)
Prize: £1,000
Closing date: 31 October annually
www.societyofauthors.org

November 2013

Erewash Writers 'Full stop' Short Story
2000 word fiction on the theme of 'full stop'
Closing date: 7th November

The Betty Trask Prize
First novels for writers under the age of 35 on 31 Dec
Closing date: 30th November
www.societyofauthors.org

Somerset Maugham Awards
Full length books published in the UK by authors under 35 on 31 December
Prizes: up to £6000 for foreign travel
www.societyofauthors.org

December

Harper's Bazaar Short Story Competition
Short stories up to 3000 words - theme 'spring'
Prize: Publication
Closing date: 13th December

Holland Park Press What's your Place?
For poetry up to 50 lines about your neighbourhood
Prize £100
Closing date: 31 December 2013

January

James White Award
Sci Fi 2000-6000 by non professional writers
Prizes: £200
Closing Dates: 31th January
www.jameswhiteaward.com

Northern Writers Awards
New writers in Yorkshire, North Easr & North West
Poetry, Prose, Children's Prose, Bio, Life Writing or Literary Non Fiction
Closing date: 31th January 2014
www.newwritingnorth.com

February

Limousin Writers Short Story
Short stories up to 300 words titled 'Second chances'
Prize: weekend in France
Closing date: 10th February

The Writers' & Artists' Yearbook Short Story Competition
2000 words - theme - freedom
Prize:  £500
Closing date: 15th February
www.writersandartists.co.uk/competitions

BBC National Short Story Award
Short stories up to 8000 words
Prizes: £15000, £3000, three £500 all broadcast on Radio 4
Closing date: TBC end of February
www.bbc.co.uk/nssa/

Playing Bingo Short Story Competition
Bingo themed short fiction 1,500- 3000
Prizes: TBC (usually cash)
Closing date: TBC February 2013
www.playingbingo.co.uk

Kelpies Prize 2014
Novels aimed at children aged 8-12
They must be set in Scotland 40000-70000 words
Prize: £2000
Closing date: 28th February annually
www.florisbooks.co.uk/kelpiesprize

April
Wergle Flomp Humour Poetry Contest
Prizes: $1000 ten $100
Closing date:1st April annually
www.winningwriters.com

Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
Deliberately bad opening lines to novels.
Prizes: Tend to be fun.
Closing date: 15th April
www.bulwer-Lytton.com

Divine Chocolate Poetry Competition
Annual chocolate theme poems (TBC in February)
Age groups 7-11, 12-16 and 17 +
Prize: chocolates & book tokens
Closing date: TBC 30 April 
www.divinechocolate.com/poetry

Write a story for children
Up to 2000 words - complete short story or opening chapter
Prizes: £2000, £300, £200
Closing date: 30th April
www.childrens-writers.co.uk

June

William Soutar Writing Prize 2014
Short stories up to 2000
Prizes: Arvon writing course
Closing date: TBC June 2014
www.pkc.gov.uk/library

Other sites worth checking but you will probably have to pay an entry fee

Dark Tales
Dark tales.co.uk

The Yeovil Literary Prize
www.yeovilprize.co.uk

Writers Bureau Annual Short Story
www.wbcompetition.com

Lightship Literary Prize
www.lightshippingpublishing.co.uk

The Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition
www.doublecluck.com

Myslexia
www.mslexia.co.uk

Writing Magazine
www.writers-online.co.uk

Scribbler
www.parkpublications.co.uk


 



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